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68 Cards in this Set
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accelerando
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gradually faster
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adagietto
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slowly
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agitato
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agitated
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allargando
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slowing down, broadly
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allegretto
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fairly fast, slower than allegro
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allegro
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fast(happy)
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andante
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moderately slowly
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andantino
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faster than andante, slower than allegretto
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assai
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very(eg.allegro assai)
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a tempo
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return to the original tempo
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brio
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fire, spirit(eg. alegro con brio)
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cantabile
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singing-style
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con
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with
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crescendo
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gradually increase loudness
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de capo
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return to the beginning of the piece
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dal segno
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go back to the sign
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decrescendo
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gradually decrease loudness
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diminuendo
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gradually decrease loudness
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dolce
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sweetly
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and
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fermata
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hold (at your will) longer
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forte
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loudly
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forte-piano
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loudly, then immediately softly
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fortissimo
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very loudly
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forzando
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with force, strongly accented
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fuoco
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fire
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giocoso
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playfully
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grave
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slowly, ponderously, heavily
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grazioso
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gracefully
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larghetto
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slowly, but not at slow as largo
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largo
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slowly and broadly
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legato
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smoothly-connected
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lento
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slowly
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ma
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but
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maestoso
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majestically
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marcato
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marked, accented
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meno
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less
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meno mosso
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less movement(slower)
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mezzo
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half
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moderato
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moderately
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molto
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much, very
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non
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not
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non troppo
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not too much
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pesante
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heavily
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piano
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softly
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pianissimo
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very softly
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piu
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more
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piu mosso
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more movement(faster)
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poco
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little
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prestissimo
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very,very fast
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presto
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very fast
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rallentando
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gradually slower
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ritardndo
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gradually slower
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sempre
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always
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senza
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without
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sforzando
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with sudden force, accent
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simile
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continue in the same manner
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sostenuto
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sustained
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sotto voce
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soft voice(less volume)
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staccato
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detached style (dot over the note-head)
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stringendo
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faster
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subito
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suddenly
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tempo
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time, speed
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tenuto
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held slightly longer (dash over note-head)
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tranquillo
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tranquilly
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troppo
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too much
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vivace
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very fast
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vivo
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lively
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